All lovers of classic sweet tomatoes will surely enjoy the promising variety. "French Thunderstorm".
Moderately tall bushes have excellent yield and do not require painstaking care.
The fruits are juicy, sweet and very beautiful.
French Manure Tomato: description and characteristics of the variety
Despite the underlined foreign name, the variety French Grazdeva was bred in Siberia. Tomatoes can be grown indoors or outdoors. In greenhouse conditions, fruiting will last until frost.
French Grozdeva - high-yielding mid-late variety. The bush is determinant, reaching 1-1.5 m in height. Lateral shoots are formed slightly, so no staking is required.
Fruits are collected in brushes of 10-20 pieces, in the middle band fully ripen in August. Subject to the rules of watering and fertilizing abundant fruiting, per season in the bush can collect up to 20 kg of tomatoes.
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main advantages of the variety:
- high yield;
- excellent taste of the fruit;
- lack of care;
- beautiful fruit appearance, ideal for canning;
- good keeping quality
There are practically no flaws in the variety. The only disadvantage gardeners consider relatively late maturation. When grown in open field, tomatoes must be harvested green and brought to ripeness at home.
Characteristics of the fruit:
- Fruits are medium in size, weighing 80-100 g,
- have a beautiful oval, slightly elongated shape.
- The color of fruits in the stage of physiological ripeness is saturated red.
- The inner chambers are small, the flesh is very juicy, pleasantly sweetish, the skin is dense.
- Fruits are perfectly stored, transfer the carriage over long distances without any problems.
Crop can be collected in the phase of physiological or technical ripeness, tomatoes ripen quickly at room temperature.
Dense skin and juicy flesh makes the fruit suitable for canning. They are salted, pickled, included in the vegetable mix. Extended medium-sized tomatoes look very nice in banks. You can make juice from the collected fruits, tomatoes are tasty and fresh.
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Features of growing
Seeds are sown on seedlings in March. It is advisable to use the same soil in which adult tomatoes will grow. Ideal - a mixture of garden soil and humus.
In the greenhouse, seedlings are transplanted in the first half of May; plants are planted in the open ground later, closer to the beginning of June. With this scheme, the first fruits are tied at the end of June. Immediately after planting, young plants are tied up with strong stakes or trellis.
Requires abundant, but not too frequent watering with warm water. Recommended root dressings with alternating complex mineral and organic fertilizers. The soil under the tomatoes weekly loosened. Mulching with peat, humus or straw will help to maintain a normal level of humidity.
Pests and diseases
The variety is sufficiently resistant to disease. However, as a preventive measure, it is worth regularly to spray the bushes with an aqueous solution of antifungal and antiviral bio-preparations.
Protect plants from late blight, gray and white rot will help frequent airing in the greenhouse. It is better to conduct airing immediately after irrigation, so as not to create an overly humid atmosphere in the shelter.
Spraying with an aqueous solution of ammonia or an infusion of herbs: yarrow, chamomile, celandine will help protect plants from pests.
"French Thunderstorm" - a great variety for beginner gardeners. There are no failures with it, it requires only proper watering, fertilizing and timely fastening to a strong support. It is better to plant the plant in the greenhouse, it guarantees a bountiful harvest and protects the bushes from pests and diseases.
